Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-24
MANCHESTER NEWS.
THE COUNCIL 10 CONSIDER THE
PAVING ORDINANCE TONIGHT.
A Money-Eating Telephone Attachment
Contemplated Church Improvements-
Hastings Court-Personal, &c.


sidewalks aud guiterDg and curbing the
streets Of the city. Other matters OF less
| importance will be brought to the attention
| Of the body, among them some suggestions
| looking TO bettcring the condition OF the
| streets. Nine votes are required TO adopt
| the ordinance; therefore 1t Is OF the utmost
| importance that there shall be full attend.
auce. Greatly the majority OF the people
| heartily favor the scheme and there Is no
| question as 10 it, adoption.
This measure was discussed at the regu-
| lar meeting OF the Council on the l0th IN
stani, and finally postponed until tonight,
with the understanding that during the IN
| term the Street Committee would. with
| the advice and assistance OF Mr.. Puliam,
who framed the paper, remedy such de-
| iects as were then pointed out. The COM
mttee, as previously stated In the Dispatch,
met and amended the ordinapce. and will
| bave 1t to- night printed as amended. Only
| two material changes were made. One
| provides that person owning corner
| piece of property fronting ON cross
| street shall bear the expense Of paving.
guttering, and curbing az many feet on the
side street where the pavement is l35 feet
| instead Of Gt feet As on the cross street.
|
! which run for twenty years, shall bear In
stead Of per cent. This really amounts
! 10 per cent, as the interest will be coli.
puted for twenty years on the amount
| assessed against any taxpayer, and The ag-
| grcgated sum Of principal and interest
| added together will be divided into tTen-
ty equal annual instalments. Persons pay
| ing their whole obligations at once or any
Y no hayQ IN M
| any interest.
EXPENSIVE TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT.
An attachment was yesterday placed on
| the telephone OF Messrs. Bowen a. Bradley.
Thirteenth and Hull streets, which will
| either greatly lessen the use Of that lnstru-
| ment by non-subscrlbers or will yield Il
| blDdsOme revenue TO the telephone COM
pany. Before a connection can be OBJ
| tained dime has 10 be deposited in an
! opening prepared for ITS reception. As
| this slips down it touches a spring in such
a manner that the wires can be Joined to-.
| gother. One can then call no and
| talk with as many places as may be
desired. provided the phone is not
| placed back on the hook. When this is
| done the circuit is broken, and another
| dime has to be given TO the "machine
| before 1t will allow itself to he used az lin,
| except in response to calls from other sta
uons. PrOprietors OF the houses in which
these are placed have to pay the ten cents
ls well as those who are not subscribers.
| After the company has received 4 certain
| amount from the 'phone-taX half OF the re-
maiuder goes TO the renter. The object Oi
| the attachment is clearly 10 prevent the Use
without cost oi 'phOnc5 by non.subscrbers.
TO RE FURTHER IMPROVED.
The Central Methodist church, which was
rededicated on Sunday last after having
been repaired and greatly improved and
hCaultied at q cost Of $500, has now the
largest membership Of any white church in
the city. since Rev. William II. Christian
became its pastor three years ago last No.
ycmber over 800 additions have been made
TO the membership, which is now about
$50. OF course there were more than
100 members on the roll when he en-
tered its pastoral charge, but from
time 10 time since then the records
have been revised and the names OF all
who could not be- found or who mad
changed their membership were erased.
MT. Christian, who labOred in this field
several years ago, Is a hard worker, and our
PEOPLE will very much hate TO see him leave,
o. he will have 10 do this fail. OF the
debt incurred in repairing this house OF
worship but 5000 remains unsubscribed,
and this will soon be raised. As soon aS
this Obligation j. entirely eXtinguished
other improvements will be undertaken to
make the building complete. A bell will
be purchased TO be placed in the tower.
which Will cost about 5000, and it is pro-
posed to have recess back OF the pulpit.
Here the char will probably be put.
OTHER CHURCHES.
Many Of the other congregations cOntem-
plate improving their places OF worship in
the near future. The Bainbridge-Stre
Baptist church, the largest in the city, Is to
be thoroughly remodelled and renovated,
repainted out and inside, repapered inside,
and the front changed. The Presby-
tcTans, whose church Il entirely too
small. hope at an early day to be able
to commence the erection OF new
and much more cOmmOdiOus building on
their centrally-Ocated and beautiful lot.
Rev. MIR. Wiley, the energetic young pas
tor Of the Fiith-Street Methodist church,
will spend the summer at the Moody
school, but on his return in the fall will
push forward the plan already inaugu.
large his church to meet the dem Inds Of
his congregation, whichls growing weekly,
and for which the building is now In
adequate. Repairs on the cOlored Baptist
church have been in progress for some
weeks. The neat fence which has Just been
put around the church, enclosing it, yard,
/, being painted. This is one OF the most
attractive churches in the city.
Our churches are all in a tlOurishing con-
diion, and with these improvements COM
peted they will continue TO grow and
bIing the entire population under their
Christian influence. Between the several
denominations here the most beautiful
harmony prevails, and the minister, are all
united In their efforts 10 advance the cause
II The Christian religion.
CoLoGED NORMAL SCHOOL.
Mr.. William A. Blnkensbip, superin-
teudent Of schools OF Chesterfield county.
has received a circular from John Mercer
LangStOn, president ~ the Virginia Nor.
nal and Collegiate Institute at Petersburg,
stating that the officers OF the institution have
determined to open the summer session
for the present year July l't, az 10 \. NJ.
All telchers desiring 10 take instructions
at the institute at this session are requested
10 appear az the school according 10 this
notice, carrying with them necessary bed
linen aid towels. The charge for each
teacher per week will be 81. The sessions
will be continued for five weeks, as re-
quHed by law.
N POLITICS.
The politicians are already getting TO
work ready for the fall campaign, and the
Democrats OF this district are determined
10 march to the front as they have always
done. Mr.. b. NJ. Robertson, brother OF
James l.. Robertson, Esq, OF the firm OF
DuNal 4 Robertson, staunch, level-head-
ed, and conservative Democrat, who Is as
well known in Chesterfield and Powhatln
a. in Manchester, has been approached by
delegations OF w0rkingmen andurged to he
a candidate for the House Of Delegates.
Mr.. G. $. Wells, another one OF Manches.
ter's best citizens and who is popular with
the working class, has been rendered a
similar request but bis friends think he
could i'll afford to sacrifice his position at
the Danyille shops, with which the office
would interfere.
Manchester and P0whatan are expected
to furnish the members OF the House and
Chesterfield the senator, for which position
Messrs. Peter c. Warwick, present in-
cumbent, and W. W. Baker, ex.mem5er OF
the House, are prominently mentioned.
The Republicans OF this city, it is thought,
VIII run a. Republican on the working
mems ticket for the House, but the Demo-
cratic knights Of Manchester cannot be
duped this way. The present members OF
the House are Thomas NJ. Miller, OF Pow
hatan, and L. +. Lockett, OF Chesterfield.
They have made faithful representatives.